“Malcolm Still Speaks.” Ibram X. Kendi on George Breitman and the Enduring Legacy of Malcolm X

“Malcolm Still Speaks.” Ibram X. Kendi on George Breitman and the Enduring Legacy of Malcolm X

From the Introduction to "Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements"

By Ibram X. Kendi | February 20, 2024

Bring Back the Big, Comfortable Bookstore Reading Chair

Bring Back the Big, Comfortable Bookstore Reading Chair

Casey Johnston Makes a Strong Case for a Small but Essential Comfort

By Casey Johnston | February 19, 2024

Work-Life Imbalance: How the Pandemic Ruined Our Understanding of “Free” Time

Work-Life Imbalance: How the Pandemic Ruined Our Understanding of “Free” Time

Gary S. Cross Examines the Idea of Free Time in Grind Culture

By Gary S. Cross | February 19, 2024

The Third Person: Writing in the Aftermath of a Home Robbery

The Third Person: Writing in the Aftermath of a Home Robbery

Kate Sidley Wrote About Tidy Mysteries in a Faraway Country. Then Real Violence Came Into Her Home.

By Kate Sidley | February 19, 2024

The Show Must Go On: On Billie Holiday’s Last Live Performance

The Show Must Go On: On Billie Holiday’s Last Live Performance

Paul Alexander Chronicles the Final Months of America’s Queen of Jazz

By Paul Alexander | February 19, 2024

Becky Chambers on the new illustrations for <em>The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet</em>.

Becky Chambers on the new illustrations for The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 16, 2024

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The Artist is Banned for Violating Community Guidelines: On Belle Delphine, Marina Abramovic, and Womanhood-As-Performance

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In a Memoriam: A Poem by Anthony Brian Smith

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Remembering a Writer Gone Too Soon

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Israel has destroyed two publishing houses in the West Bank.

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Starting this year, the National Book Awards will be open to non-citizens.

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You’ve Got Mail: Poring Over the Love Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Laura McNeal on an Archive of Romance

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Steeped in War and Erasure: Amitav Ghosh on How Tea Funded the British Empire’s Expansion

Steeped in War and Erasure: Amitav Ghosh on How Tea Funded the British Empire’s Expansion

On the Complex Colonial Histories of Chinese and Indian Tea

By Amitav Ghosh | February 14, 2024

Romance In the White House: What George Washington Wrote To His Wife

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Dorothy Hoobler and Thomas Hoobler on Presidential Love Letters Throughout the Centuries

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